The Army units restored security and stability to most of al-Qseir city neighborhoods in Homs countryside and eliminated large numbers of terrorists, most of them non-Syrians.

Syrian Arab Army units have dominated the al-Mal’ab al-Baladi (Local Stadium), the outskirts of the western alley and the building of municipality in the city of al-Qusair in Homs countryside, where Syrian Arab Army members raised the Syrian flag on the municipality building, in addition to domination over the Cultural Center, Church and al-Ghaita in the very city.

The Syrian army has reached the center of central al-Qussair city after unleashing a wide-scale operation to recapture the strategic border city near Lebanon on Sunday, Local media said. The Sham FM radio said the army hoisted the Syrian flag on the municipal building.

The military in Nigeria has intensified its campaign against the militants in the country’s northeast to retake the seized territories.

Tunisian police have fired teargas and shots into the air to disperse radical Islamists protesters who gathered in Tunis to support the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, despite the rally being banned.

Afghan lawmakers say President Hamid Karzai should not allow the country’s enemies to have any place in the presidential palace.

"... In these circumstances, we have to comprehend one truth, that the active resistance front with the enemy has expanded. Enthusiasts should begin to learn the details of Occupied Golan`s geography, get used to the names of settlements, positions, and commercial, industrial, and tourism centers, and get ready for a different reality.But if Israel decides to act in deterrence, this means that it decided to cut the rope. And then, it will face full-spectrum engagement, under one title: changing the face of the region! ..."

Syrian soldiers backed by tanks and fighter aircraft have launched an offensive on the strategic town of Qusayr in the western governorate of Homs.

Among others: Video: Sharia Court affiliated with al-Nusra Front in the region of Saraqeb in Edlib countryside issues a judgment of flogging two men, due to the first marrying off his daughter to the second in the “Iddah” (The Legitimacy Waiting Period after Divorce, according to the Islamic sharia).

The armed forces` units continued on Sunday operations against the armed terrorist groups in Hejjira, al-Qasimieh, Tal Kerdi, Adra and Jobar in Damascus countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

...The Israeli forces called the two boys on Thursday afternoon for investigation, after raiding their home in Ein Al-Lozeh neighborhood in Silwan. The boys are: 6-year old Qassam and 5-year old Nasr Allah Eyad Al-A’war.

A new report published in the Israeli newspaper Ha`aretz describes the information found in a newly-uncovered document in the government archives, which reveals that the first Israeli government, including the first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, worked to re-write the history of Israel`s founding in 1948 to deny the fact that over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled.

The Syrian army on Sunday launched a wide-scale operation to recapture the border city of al-Qussair near Lebanon, and has regained large swathes of the strategic city, local media reported. The offensive aims to cut the rebels` main supply line in the central region of the country, analysts said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called for joint Sunni-Shia prayers in a bid to foil attempts to ignite sectarian tension in the Arab country.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he will prevent the transfer of weaponry to Hezbollah, implying Syria could be struck in the process. Fatal blasts battered Damascus in early May, allegedly executed by Israel.

Large doses of teargas, paintballs, and water cannon were fired as protesters clashed with police in the Turkish town of Reyhanli near Syrian border.

The Syrian Army advanced in Al-Qusayr on Sunday, killing and wounding a large number of militants, while the others escaped, Al-Manar correspondent reported, adding that the Syrian Army took control over most of the area, reaching the municipal building in the center of the city.

Yet another Islamic cleric recently made it permissible for the Islamic fighters waging a jihad in Syria—politely known as “the opposition”—to rape the nation’s women.

This video footage from Damascus shows a brigade calling itself “Osama bin Laden”, the al-Qaeda chief and founder. This brigade belongs to the Souqour Dimashq (Hawks of Damascus) Battalion of the “Free Syrian Army” (FSA).

The US Peace Registry recognizes and documents the activities of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have publicly opposed military solutions (including invasion, occupation, production of weapons of mass destruction, use of weapons, and threats of war), rather than diplomacy and global cooperation, to solve international problems.

"...What happened ... is that Obama convinced Erdoğan to move away from the military line and support the political-diplomatic effort, now being spearheaded by Washington and Moscow, for a settlement to the conflict through talks involving the Syrian opposition and the regime. ..."

"... The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country`s key resources. Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated with al-Qaida and other extreme Islamist groups, control the majority of the oil wells in Deir Ezzor province ..."

Terrorist attacks on Turkish soil won’t stop until the country’s Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, gives up on his support of rebel forces in Syria, British broadcaster, Neil Clark, told RT.

An international protest is planned for May 25 against biotechnology company Monsanto in six continents and demonstrations are planned in tens of countries. Monsanto, a titan of the emerging biotech industry, has come under attack from environmentalists, agriculturalists and average consumers over the company`s conduct in the realm of genetically-modified organisms and genetically-engineered foods.

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"... According to sources knowledgeable in internal Saudi affairs, Riyadh considers its dispute with Qatar — subsequent to the latter’s support for the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood reaching power — as a dispute with strategic overtones. For Saudi Arabia is wary of the ties between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamist Sahwa movement in Saudi Arabia, which today represents the main internal opposition to the Saudi ruling family. ..."

"... Immediately after Netanyahu’s visit, the Russians announced publicly that they finally intend to supply Assad with those S-300 missiles. Will Israel attack and destroy the missiles while they are being transferred, or will it wait until they have arrived but before they become operational? If so, what will be Assad’s response? How will Hezbollah respond? What will Iran do? And then there is the most interesting question of all. Such an attack would not only be considered a declaration of war against Syria and its allies, but also an assault on Russia. ..."

A power struggle with Fethullah Gulen, Turkey`s most powerful Sunni cleric living in exile in the US, could sway Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s political fortunes.

a ground breaking investigation about US warfare. Scahill sheds light on the hidden operations of the Joint Special Operation Command (JSOC). JSOC elite forces are directly subordinated to the White House and are not effectively controlled by US Congress.

Amid wide public participation, Islamic and Christian clergymen performed on Sunday joint prayers for the kidnapped outside of the Archangel Michael and Gabriel Church in Lattakia

"... However, he said, with the improved diplomatic atmosphere, he was sure Israel would be doing even more business with Turkey in the coming months. ..."